Top Ten Conspiracy Theories

April 5, 2013 3:03 AM

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Public Policy Polling likes to throw us a curve ball occasionally, with a survey that isn’t the usual Democrat vs. Republican election match-up.
The newest is some offbeat polling on public opinion on various political conspiracy theories. Here are PPP’s top ten — and then a few that are way, way out there.
1. 51 percent of voters believe that John F. Kennedy’s assassination was a conspiracy. less

Public Policy Polling likes to throw us a curve ball occasionally, with a survey that isn’t the usual Democrat vs. Republican election match-up.
The newest is some offbeat polling on public opinion on ... more

2. 44 percent of voters believe that George W. Bush intentionally lied about Iraq possessing weapons of mass destruction in order to lead the nation to war against Saddam Hussein.
Colin Powell warns the UN that Iraq could have anthrax in the lead up to the war. less

2. 44 percent of voters believe that George W. Bush intentionally lied about Iraq possessing weapons of mass destruction in order to lead the nation to war against Saddam Hussein.
Colin Powell warns the UN ... more

5. 28 percent of voters believe secretive power elite with a globalist agenda is conspiring to eventually rule the world through an authoritarian one-world government, the New World Order (as enunciated by the first President George Bush).
Conspiracy theorists have long pointed to the pyramid on the dollar bill as an Illuminati symbol. less

5. 28 percent of voters believe secretive power elite with a globalist agenda is conspiring to eventually rule the world through an authoritarian one-world government, the New World Order (as enunciated by the ... more

7. 21 percent of voters say the U.S. government for more than six decades has covered up a UFO crash in Roswell, N.M.
A 1947 Newspaper helped launched the conspiracy theory, and Roswell has since profited on tourism based around the event. less

7. 21 percent of voters say the U.S. government for more than six decades has covered up a UFO crash in Roswell, N.M.
A 1947 Newspaper helped launched the conspiracy theory, and Roswell has since profited on ... more

7. 21 percent of voters say the U.S. government for more than six... Photo-4426637.59780 - GreenwichTime

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8. 20 percent of voters believe the government is hiding a link between childhood vaccines and autism.
Michele Bachmann said she subscribed to the theory when criticizing HPV vaccines as a contender for the Republican presidential nomination. (AP Photo) less

8. 20 percent of voters believe the government is hiding a link between childhood vaccines and autism.
Michele Bachmann said she subscribed to the theory when criticizing HPV vaccines as a contender for the ... more

8. 20 percent of voters believe the government is hiding a link... Photo-4426638.59780 - GreenwichTime

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9. 15 percent of voters say the government (or the corporate media) has added mind-controlling technology to TV signals.
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9. 15 percent of voters say the government (or the corporate media) has added mind-controlling technology to TV signals.
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Bonus: Here are a few others that didn’t quite make the list:
– 13 percent of voters think Barack Obama is the anti-Christ
Some thought the creators of the History Channel\'s Bible mini-series were subscribers after casting a Satan who resembled the president. (AP Photo) less

Bonus: Here are a few others that didn’t quite make the list:
– 13 percent of voters think Barack Obama is the anti-Christ
Some thought the creators of the History Channel\'s Bible mini-series were ... more

Bonus: Here are a few others that didn’t quite make the list:... Photo-4426641.59780 - GreenwichTime

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7% of voters think the moon landing was faked
A popular version of the theory says 2001: A Space Odyssey director Stanley Kubrick helped make the landing believable. (NASA photo)

7% of voters think the moon landing was faked
A popular version of the theory says 2001: A Space Odyssey director Stanley Kubrick helped make the landing believable. (NASA photo)

7% of voters think the moon landing was faked
A popular version of... Photo-4426642.59780 - GreenwichTime

And for a reality check: 2 percent of Texas Republicans think that Rick Perry should be their party’s presidential nominee in 2016. Gotta give it to the lizard people.
Rick Perry at a 2012 Republican presidential debate. \"Oops.\" (AP Photo) less

And for a reality check: 2 percent of Texas Republicans think that Rick Perry should be their party’s presidential nominee in 2016. Gotta give it to the lizard people.
Rick Perry at a 2012 Republican ... more